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Leaking 1 inch pipeline; high isl block 98L, tx

NOAAORR-8727

issued: 2014-02-21 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2014-03-07 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2014-03-07 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: Gulf of Mexico
position: 29.381, -94.490
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Leaking 1 inch Pipeline; High Isl Block 98L, TX.
High Isl Block 98L, TX.
1. On On February 21, 2014, the USCG Marine Safety Unit in Texas City, TX, contacted the NOAA SSC about a leaking pipeline on an abandoned platform in High Island Block 98L, about 8 miles off Bolivar Point, TX. During routine operations, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) noticed a sheen and investigated. BSEE personnel landed their helicopter on the abandoned platform to discover 50 psi pressure on the abandoned well. A 1 inch pipeline on the platform is leaking and currently causing a 3-4 mile sheen. USCG contact NOAA to request a trajectory for this incident.
2. THREAT: OIL. TAGS: PIPELINE.
3. POSITION 29.381N 094.490W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8727: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8727

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